Occoquan will kick off a series of Halloween events, starting tonight with the 1988 classic “Beetlejuice.”
Food, drinks, alcohol, and treats are available for purchase. Registration is $30 for the whole team. Tickets are available online or at the door.
Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny Boddye will hold the first annual Barktober, a celebration of Prince William County’s furriest residents, on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Tackett’s Mill in the lower level.
Residents may learn more about pet resources and how they can get involved in animal advocacy, ranging from volunteering at the shelter or dog park to fostering opportunities.
Bankston was trapped inside his 2021 Hyundai Sonata when it overturned in the 1600 block of Horner Road near Kilby Elementary School at about 9:50 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2022.
Stafford County residents celebrated the arrival of fall on October 11, 2022, with the Sheriff’s Office National Night Out.
The community will descend on Stafford Marketplace for the National Night Out celebration of the sheriff’s office.
The annual event aims to bring people out of their homes in Stafford County to meet their neighbors and take a stand against crime while meeting law enforcement members and learning about their work to keep the community safe.
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The Saint Callinicus Romanian Orthodox Church held its second annual Romanian Festival on Saturday, October 8, 2022.
The event was held at the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church, off Route 3 in Spotsylvania County, and offered a taste of authentic Romanian food, games, and attractions for children, Romanian folk music and dancing performances, and vendors selling art and jewelry.
Among the delicacies at the Festival was the Romanian staple of stuffed cabbage. Other items on the menu included meat rolls, sausages, and beef paprikash which contains beef and assorted vegetables such as onions and peppers.
The Saint Callinicus mission was founded in 2021 and is a member of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America and is named for Saint Callinicus of Cernica. They served as Bishop of Ramnicu Valcea in Romania and lived from 1787 to 1868.
The mission currently has about 20 families as part of its congregation and rents the Greek orthodox church for its services and events, according to Father Ionel Satnoianu.
"The Romanian Orthodox Church is as old as the Romanian Nation, over 400 years old," says Satnoianu. "Along with our faith, we have brought all of our customs, beautiful and unique costumes from each region of the country, folk dancers that are unique for that area of Eastern Europe, the music and the food as well."
Satnoianu says the Festival gives the mission more visibility to the local community and hopes to attract others to the church. Saint Callinicus is also hoping to raise funds to buy a parcel of land to build its own church eventually.
According to Satnoianu, he has seen growth in attendance at this year's Festival when compared to last year. The church tried to advertise its event on social media platforms such as Facebook and local radio stations.
The Saint Callinicus mission holds its masses at the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church's Nativity at 12326 Spotswood Furnace Road in Spotsylvania County.
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The University of Mary Washington President Troy Paino unveiled conceptual drawings for a new building for the school's theater arts program.
The presentation plans to construct a two-story, 63,000-square-foot building on the school's campus on the corner of Sunken Road and William Street. The new theater building will replace two current dormitory buildings, William and Russell halls, and have a path leading from the University's bell tower on campus and another from the Sunken and William crossroad in front of the campus leading to the building's second level.
Plans for the new building were developed by Virginia-based Commonwealth Architects and Minnesota-based HGA Architects and Engineers.
The new building is designed to have two small theaters on each level, one with 300 seats and the other with 150 seats. The theaters are intended to hold classes but can also be used for performances. The building will also have two studios for the school's dance program, faculty offices, and storage space.
The University of Mary Washington will receive $117 million in state funding from the Virginia State budget for the project's Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
In addition to the new theater arts building, some of the funding will also go to renovate three other dormitories, namely Melchers, DuPont, and Pollard. All three halls have been operating on the campus since they were built in the 1950s and need renovations.
"The halls are incompatible with the needs of the 21st century," said Paino. "Those halls hold programs that are important to attract the next generation of students, programs that have been successful in career development and community outreach."
Paino explained some of the reasons for the hall's renovations, including improving accessibility for physically disabled students. The two halls that will be demolished to make way for the new theater arts building, William and Russell, were also in line for renovations but would have to wait 20 years before the funding was available.
The university president also explained that the University was unable to take on the debt capacity necessary to renovate the two buildings, which made the decision to replace them with the new theater building more tenable.
An event to celebrate the closing of William and Russell Halls is already in the planning stages in 2023. Mary Washington is currently exploring ways to honor the building and its namesakes, such as a cookout event, and physical and virtual tours of the halls before their demolition were also mentioned as possibilities.
The next step in the process for the building will be a presentation made to the school's Board of Visitors Executive Committee and then another with the Town and Gown Committee later in the month. Members of the committee will include university administration, students, representatives of neighborhood associations, and city government officials.
The University is also planning a presentation for Fredericksburg's Art and Architectural Review Board and is currently preparing an environmental impact report to share with city officials.
The Mary Washington Hospital Foundation will host the 2022 Power of Pink Breast Cancer Walk to benefit Mary Washington Hospital Foundation’s Breast Cancer Fund.
This year’s walk will take place in person in Fredericksburg. The 2.2-mile route goes along Cowan Boulevard and includes a loop around the Mary Washington Hospital campus.
Stafford Hospital threw a community baby shower for about 500 expectant mothers.
The event drew nearly 20 vendors and residents from around the region to the hospital’s atrium. Moms and dads learned where to get pre-natal and post-partum care, access to community health services and nutrition, and where to find books to read to babies.
